St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-25

dacy for the vacant position on the su-;
preme bench. After saying: II do not
want the place and would not take it il.
offered me-" Mr.. Garland set forth his
reasons as follows:
II do not undervalue the place. 1t has
work and responsibility enough TO test the
energy and ability of any. .one, and honor suf-
hcient for the most ambitious, When the
last two appointments for the supreme court
were made my name was conspicuously
mentioned by persons of both parties for
selection. At that time would have readily.
accepted such position, and did not hesf-
tate to say so, but was younger by several
years, and my health was much better than
now. Then there was period of twenty,
years between my age and that fixed for re-
retiring and my health was unimpaired.
Now that period is only fifteen years and my
constitution is worn and enfeebled by Sc
we're attack of sickness, that came upon me
in March, 1886. The duties of the Office of
justice Of the United States supreme court
are SO important and so exacting that l feel
II Is due the public service that. as q general
rule, and other things being equal, one who
enters upon their performance should have
a fair and reasonable prospect of twenty
years OF active labor, before reaching the age
named by the law for retiring. The work
done III that court lasts for all the years to
come, and goes far TO mould and fashion our
institutions and make and execute the laws
as well. / could not even indulge the hope
me Tor continuous hard work, and would be
UNTRUE TO DUTY
10 accept such trust, with this fact staring
me III the face. Besides some months after
the two appointments referredto were made,
was elected by the legislature of Arkansas
TO the United States senate for the second
time and then formed a resolution to retire
from public life and public place at the end
OF that term, which Will expire with the
closing of this administration | have so
SNAPPED my affairs as to carry out this reso-
luton, which becomes more important to me
as the tilne approaches. The resolution, some
SIX months since 1 repeated substantially to
my friends i'll Arkansas by letter that was
Pubtlshed, touching my running again for
me United States senate and / will say that
the entire Arkansas representation has
known for nearly or quite two years past Of
this determination on my part, as well as
some other particular personal friends Of
May ! ask you then if the president knows
Yes! Generally and particularly. Cen
orally, for he has heard me say fiauy. more
| than year since, that | wanted ana would
nave no other publicplace after this and on
the 23d of February last he asked me TO
take place on the interstate commerce
commission. which / declined, repeating
| positively this determination on my part that
wanted and would have no public Office
after this And, particularly as soon as I
| could decently do so (the day after Justice
wood was buried) told him my name was
| being used in this connection, and | wanted
at once to say that did not wish the place
and would not have it, and repeated again
my resolution as TO public Office and l wished
| him to proceed to the consideration of the
question as if he had never heard of me-"
Then, rs you are out of the matter, who,
If may inquire, will get it:''
| i have not the remotest idea" si;N
DO you know when the appointment viii
| be nader
Il do not, as have had no talk with the
president about it beyond making 10 him the
statement as to myself, already referred TO,
| given VOu''